Here are Broadband Technology Report's top 10 stories of 2017, as chosen by you, our readers. Besides being the most-viewed stories on our site this year, these also indicate what was most important and/or interesting to cable's tech community in 2017.
This year's top 10s were a mix of feature stories, news items and video. Not surprisingly, DOCSIS 3.1 dominated the top 10 just as it did last year, followed by MoCA. Interestingly, several of this year's top stories weren't actually from this year; a few are from 2015, and one was written back in 2014. Not sure what that's about, but apparently they still resonate.
The Top 10:
DOCSIS 3.1: Comcast Makes a Big Push
MoCA vs. DOCSIS 3.1: Whose Spectrum Is It?
MoCA Tests WiFi Mesh vs. Wired Backhaul
Deloitte: U.S. Needs $150 Billion in Fiber Investment
Mobile Video Up 114% Year-over-Year
Symmetrical DOCSIS 3.1: How Does it Work?
Big Quarter for Comcast; Rumors around Charter
The Significant Differences Between DOCSIS and EuroDOCSIS
Google Fiber Skipping TV in New Deployments
Honorable Mentions
These honorable mentions just barely missed the top 10, but all are important topics in their own right. They range from feature stories to news and our perennially popular Diamond Technology Reviews. This year's honorable mentions don't show any particular pattern, but rather form an interesting mix of topics.
Comcast Boosts CA Internet Speeds
BTR Announces Diamond Technology Reviews 2017 Winners
ATSC 3.0: The Impact on Cable Operations
And that's it for this year. Here's wishing you all a happy and prosperous 2018.
Ron Hendrickson | Contributing Editor
As BTR's managing editor, Ron keeps the editorial wheels from coming off. He gathers and posts daily news, interviews cable's movers and shakers, and generally keeps his finger on the pulse of the industry. He joined BTR in 2010 and got his start in cable in 1998.